The Holy War — Page 274
274 THE HOLY WAR scripture, so salvation or absence of salvation rests only on the promises and warnings given in the law. A-The Quranic oaths are just a laughing matter. G-You do not know the reality of this. This is a special terminology by which Allah, the Lord of Glory, presents a manifest fact to provide an observable proof, in the form of oaths; or states an indisputable matter for the purpose of gaining acceptance of something not yet acknowl- edged; and the thing that is sworn by, in fact, stands in the place of the witness. I have explained this in detail regarding the verse: لَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَواقِعِ النُّجُومِ 10 Should you wish to see further details, refer to Ā'īnah Kamālāt-e-Islām. ² A-Suffering is of three kinds. G-The thing that you have to prove is why millions of animals are slaughtered without any charge of wrongdoing. If that is not because of Mastery then why are they slaughtered, and in which Paradise will they be given repose after their death? (The rest, later. ) Signature-English Ghulam Qadir Fasih President Representing Muslims Signature-English Henry Martyn Clark President Representing Christians 1. Nay, I swear by the moorings of the stars (Sūrah al-Waqi'ah, 56:76). [Publisher] 2. Authored by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, published in 1893 by Riyād-e- Hind Press, Qadian; see also Āʼinah Kamālāt-e-Islām, Rūḥānī Khazāʼin, vol. 5, published 2020, by Islam International Publications Ltd. [Publisher]